Re: Pentax Mount Tamron 28-200 XR

2006-07-28 Thread Dave Kennedy
I pulled out my FA28-200 for a concert I went to a month or so ago. I was pleasantly surprised with the results. It was the first time I used it in many moons. http://www.pbase.com/davekennedy/wonderland dk On 7/28/06, P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I thought it was second generation.

Re: Pentax Mount Tamron 28-200 XR

2006-07-27 Thread P. J. Alling
I thought it was second generation. Still Tamron kept improving it after the Pentax badged version was released. There's a FA 28-200 new old stock in a local Camera Store. I think they want something around $299.00 for it. I never liked mine on film but on digital it's, I want to say not

Pentax Mount Tamron 28-200 XR

2006-07-26 Thread Robert and Leigh Woerner
I have an FA 28-200 AL and dislike the zoom creep issue with this lens but WOW what a handy range. I still shoot film. I have thought about replacing it with the Tamron 28-200 XR (62mm filter thread). Does anyone on the list have first hand experience with the Tamron? Opinions?

Re: Pentax Mount Tamron 28-200 XR

2006-07-26 Thread Adam Maas
Robert and Leigh Woerner wrote: I have an FA 28-200 AL and dislike the zoom creep issue with this lens but WOW what a handy range. I still shoot film. I have thought about replacing it with the Tamron 28-200 XR (62mm filter thread). Does anyone on the list have first hand experience with

Re: Pentax Mount Tamron 28-200 XR

2006-07-26 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Wed, 26 Jul 2006, Adam Maas wrote: Robert and Leigh Woerner wrote: I have an FA 28-200 AL and dislike the zoom creep issue with this lens but WOW what a handy range. I still shoot film. I have thought about replacing it with the Tamron 28-200 XR (62mm filter thread). Does anyone As far

Re: Pentax Mount Tamron 28-200 XR

2006-07-26 Thread Robert and Leigh Woerner
I understand what y'all are trying to say but I am under the impression the XR version is a more compact, lighter design with a switch to prevent zoom creep. I am interested in first hand experience with this lens. Maybe I'll just order one and try it out :-)? Thanks for the information.

Re: Pentax Mount Tamron 28-200 XR

2006-07-26 Thread Joseph Tainter
The Pentax 28-200 was made by Tamron. But Tamron's super zoom went through several generations of development after the Pentax version came out. The most recent is apparently the best, as I recall from some reading. You might also look at the Tokina 24-200, which I think tested pretty well for

Re: Pentax Mount Tamron 28-200 XR

2006-07-26 Thread Steve Sharpe
At 11:01 AM -0400 7/26/06, Robert and Leigh Woerner wrote: I understand what y'all are trying to say but I am under the impression the XR version is a more compact, lighter design with a switch to prevent zoom creep. I am interested in first hand experience with this lens. Maybe I'll just order